2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)

Ethnic Groups

Bulgarian 83.9%
Turk 9.4%
Roma 4.7%
Other 2%
(including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian) (2001 census)%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 13.9% (male 527,881/female 502,334)

15-64 years - : 68.7% (male 2,496,054/female 2,579,680)

65 years and over - : 17.3% (male 527,027/female 752,391) (2006 est.)

Median Age

Total: 40.8 years

Male: 38.7 years

Female: 42.9 years (2006 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.05 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.7 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.93 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 19.85 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 23.52 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 15.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 72.3 years

Male: 68.68 years

Female: 76.13 years (2006 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2001 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

100 (2001 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 98.6%

Male: 99.1%

Female: 98.2% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 7,385,367

Nationality

  • Bulgarian(s) noun


  • Bulgarian adjective


Religions

  • Bulgarian Orthodox
    82.60%
  • Muslim
    12.20%
  • Other Christian
    1.20%
  • Other Census
    42,001.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    -0.86% (2006 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 9.65 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death Rate

  • 14.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -4.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.38 children born/woman (2006 est.)